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that would help the process of delegitimizing israel in the eyes of the world, presenting israel as a criminal. that's an issue which is of great concern. >> the fact of the matter, that will only setback actual peace negotiations. martin fletcher in tel aviv. thank you. busy week for you. >>> up next, breaking with boehner. the first republican to endorse the president's version of a compromise on taxes to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. oklahoma congressman tom cole joins me next. first, a look ahead at the president's schedule. one big thing on the schedule today that everybody is fairly interested in. that's that lunch with mitt romney. we're told no cameras. we'll see. we of the white house press corps officially protesting. we'd like to force them to let there be some official fourth estate coverage of this historic event. we'll see if they grant it. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. a winter wonderland doesn't just happen. it takes some doing. some coordinating. and a trip to the one place with the new ideas that help us pull it all together. from the things
that would help the process of delegitimizing israel in the eyes of the world, presenting israel as a criminal. that's an issue which is of great concern. >> the fact of the matter, that will only setback actual peace negotiations. martin fletcher in tel aviv. thank you. busy week for you. >>> up next, breaking with boehner. the first republican to endorse the president's version of a compromise on taxes to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. oklahoma congressman tom cole joins me...
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they're on america's role in the world, afghanistan and pakistan, israel and iran, the changing middle east and the new face of terror and the rise of china. the two candidates will be seated tonight, and there will be a two-minute closing statement. the president closes first, romney gets the last word. ahead of tonight's debate, new developments across the middle east on sunday the white house denied reporting by the new york times that the u.s. has agreed to direct bilateral talks with iran on its nuclear program while saying it remains open to talks. romney supporters were quick to criticize the white house on this front. >> it's another example of a national security leak from the white house. they have done a lot of that. it sounds like the u.s. is taking a position that we're likely to jettison our allies. >> there is a pattern here. we talk, they enrich. it needs to stop. >> well, obama campaign senior adviser david axelrod said he had no knowledge about possible talks, defended the administration's iran policy. >> there is a tremendous disquiet in iran. their currency has drop
they're on america's role in the world, afghanistan and pakistan, israel and iran, the changing middle east and the new face of terror and the rise of china. the two candidates will be seated tonight, and there will be a two-minute closing statement. the president closes first, romney gets the last word. ahead of tonight's debate, new developments across the middle east on sunday the white house denied reporting by the new york times that the u.s. has agreed to direct bilateral talks with iran...
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remember, in israel to be a prime minister, you have to have lost as prime minister once. back here at home, congresswoman shelly capito will announce she is running for the seat held by jay rockefeller. capito's bid could put pressure on rockefeller who is 75 years old. he has indicated so far that he does plan to run again in 2014. there's always been speculation, though, that he may decide to retire. it's a big issue for senate democrat in 2014. a lot of veteran senators up like rockefeller, tom harkin, baucus, guys there three, four, five terms. the u.s. supreme court will decide whether it should consider legalizing gay marriage nationwide. there are several cases they could hear, some challenging the federal defense of marriage act, one prop 8 and another case in arizona that could legalize it nationwide, banning it nationwide, or continue the current state laws. the question is how many of these cases do they take? do they roll them all into one? that's what we'll hopefully find out this week and, finally, after a failed senate bid, represe representative todd akin
remember, in israel to be a prime minister, you have to have lost as prime minister once. back here at home, congresswoman shelly capito will announce she is running for the seat held by jay rockefeller. capito's bid could put pressure on rockefeller who is 75 years old. he has indicated so far that he does plan to run again in 2014. there's always been speculation, though, that he may decide to retire. it's a big issue for senate democrat in 2014. a lot of veteran senators up like rockefeller,...
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presses for a ceasefire between israel and hamas. it's a delicate balancing act for the new egyptian leader who was swept to power at the backing of the muslim brother who had who has historically been an ally of hamas. jim maceda joins us from cairo. to me this is the most fascinating subplot within the tension between israel and hamas, the role of egypt. what is mohamed morsi's role in all of this and is there any sense of agreement from the egyptians they're trying to help ease the tension? we know president obama has been on the phone with mohamed morsi constantly over the last 48 hours. >> reporter: hi there, luke. we'll get more of an idea after secretary of state clinton meets with president morsi. she is just wrapping up that meeting. she is then going to see the foreign minister here and then give a press conference. hopefully in terms of the agreement, the second part of your question, we'll be getting some answers. in terms of morsi's role, as you say, he's a key mediator here. and if he emerges with a deal, there's no que
presses for a ceasefire between israel and hamas. it's a delicate balancing act for the new egyptian leader who was swept to power at the backing of the muslim brother who had who has historically been an ally of hamas. jim maceda joins us from cairo. to me this is the most fascinating subplot within the tension between israel and hamas, the role of egypt. what is mohamed morsi's role in all of this and is there any sense of agreement from the egyptians they're trying to help ease the tension?...
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we're live in israel. that's next. "the daily rundown" will be back in 30 seconds. >>> as we told you, a really busy day on capitol hill. these are live pictures with the senate armed services committee. they're holding a confirmation hearing for general dunford, he was nominated. allen's nomination is on hold. but dunford's nomination is going forward. >>> a barrage of rocket attacks in israel overnight appear to be pushing that region closer to, who knows, hopefully not all all-out war. it could turn into a ground campaign before long. and eman joins me. this all started not just to respond to what had been a slew of attacks by hamas over the border, but they went after a specific hamas leader. tell us more. >> reporter: well, chuck that really depends on who you ask, there's no doubt from the israeli narrative that they felt that a number of rocket attacks coming from gaza into southern israel, that started the response. if you ask those here, it's actually been a continuous attack on the gaza strip. and that ultima
we're live in israel. that's next. "the daily rundown" will be back in 30 seconds. >>> as we told you, a really busy day on capitol hill. these are live pictures with the senate armed services committee. they're holding a confirmation hearing for general dunford, he was nominated. allen's nomination is on hold. but dunford's nomination is going forward. >>> a barrage of rocket attacks in israel overnight appear to be pushing that region closer to, who knows,...
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this was just the trial run. >> israel next month. >> israel as well. >> very quickly, mike, because i want to get to this because i was struck by it when we talked about it earlier. a bit about benghazi and susan rice. 97 house republicans sent this letter to president obama. i want to just read a little bit from it. ambassador rice is widely viewed as having willfully or incompetently misled the american public. her actions give u.s. allies and rivals abroad reason to question u.s. commitment and credibility when needed. the president last week in his press conference seemed very gung ho on susan rice. what do you make of the politics of this? as i pointed out to dom and he pointed out, too, 97 house republicans or 250 doesn't matter because this is not a matter for house republicans if he does nominate her. what do you make of the susan rice fight? is it a fight worth having if you're the president of the united states? >> well, look, when i look at the benghazi issue, i see serious issues about security, did we get our understanding of what was going on in libya right? i'm not su
this was just the trial run. >> israel next month. >> israel as well. >> very quickly, mike, because i want to get to this because i was struck by it when we talked about it earlier. a bit about benghazi and susan rice. 97 house republicans sent this letter to president obama. i want to just read a little bit from it. ambassador rice is widely viewed as having willfully or incompetently misled the american public. her actions give u.s. allies and rivals abroad reason to...
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a sign of the conflict between israel and gaza continues to escalate. live in gaza, what's happening there today? >> reporter: well, luke, let's start with some of the developments here inside gaza. a short while ago the prime minister wrapped up a visit after visiting the main hospital here, leading a high delegation of cabinet ministers that came to express solidarity with the people and try to calm the situation here on the ground. but shortly after arriving there were israeli air strikes in gaza. there were also palestinian rockets that were fired into southern israel. that didn't hold. there was no ceasefire. it really didn't give it a chance to even succeed. he has now left the gaza strip. as you could probably hear from the noise behind me a short while ago there was a reassumption of air strikes in the territory and palestinian rockets being fired. it is a sign that the ongoing conflict shows no sign of ending anytime soon. in terms of the humanitarian situation here in gaza, it is a very precarious one. the people here extremely anxious, very n
a sign of the conflict between israel and gaza continues to escalate. live in gaza, what's happening there today? >> reporter: well, luke, let's start with some of the developments here inside gaza. a short while ago the prime minister wrapped up a visit after visiting the main hospital here, leading a high delegation of cabinet ministers that came to express solidarity with the people and try to calm the situation here on the ground. but shortly after arriving there were israeli air...
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. >> i had the opportunity to work with her, to achieve ceasefire between israel and hamas. >> a strong and determined leader. >> politics as a mother, as a senator, the pinnacle up to now of her public service. >> one of the best secretary of states in american history and finally, hillary, a lot has been said about our relationship and here is what i know. you haven't just within one of my closest partners, you've become a great friend. >> yet this was not it at the 2016 convention yet. for those wondering if clinton may have politics in her faw tour listen to how the video wrapped up and secretary clinton's reaction. >> on the side of human rights, human dignity. more countries may have the same extraordinary good fortune that we've had. >> someone who knows a thing or two about political comeback, i can tell you i don't think we've heard the last of hillary clinton. ♪ girl, you're amazing just the way you are ♪ >> i just have an instinct the best is yet to come. >> i prepared some remarks are for tonight, but then i thought maybe we could just watch that video a few more times.
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. >> that was the head of the democratic congressional campaign committee, representative steve israel, on our show yesterday discussing what he thinks is the fallout from the republican party's presidential ticket. joining me now, other side of this, deputy chairman of the republican national congressional committee, congressman, let me start with go ahead and rebut. do you believe the republican ticket is making the medicare issue more complicated for your members? >> no. actually we're on offense because we have a plan to save medicare, protect those who are 55 and over. this isn't about them. we'll keep that pledge to them. look, we all have parents, mine have passed now but i saw how important medicare was for them in the end years of their life, senior years of their life. i am fully committed to making sure seniors are taken care of. but if you do nothing, the actuaries tell us medicare goes broke so we did something. we said here's a way to deal with medicare. looks a lot like medicare part d, by the way, for the next generation of seniors. obama care's the one that raided $716
. >> that was the head of the democratic congressional campaign committee, representative steve israel, on our show yesterday discussing what he thinks is the fallout from the republican party's presidential ticket. joining me now, other side of this, deputy chairman of the republican national congressional committee, congressman, let me start with go ahead and rebut. do you believe the republican ticket is making the medicare issue more complicated for your members? >> no. actually...
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wasn't just from republican senators, conservative groups, but also the pro-israel community and now "the washington post" editorial page who this morning said -- chuck hagel is not the right choice for defense secretary. susan rice, now chuck hagel. neither one of them were ever actually nominated and they are getting vetted in a way without a support mechanism from the white house since they can't fully defend their nominees since these are not actual nominees yet. this has been a rough period i think to be a non-nominee for a national security post given all the other things going on and all the other focus of of the white house. to put is simply, it's been a bit sloppy. >>> up next, arizona congressman ron barber. he was wounded when a gunman opened fire on gabby giffords nearly two years ago. now what he's saying about gun control and the precarious nature of the fiscal cliff talks. >>> plus, a high honor for the late senator daniel inouye. >>> 11:45 this morning we expect the president and vice president to go to the brady press briefing room to announce the process for a respo
wasn't just from republican senators, conservative groups, but also the pro-israel community and now "the washington post" editorial page who this morning said -- chuck hagel is not the right choice for defense secretary. susan rice, now chuck hagel. neither one of them were ever actually nominated and they are getting vetted in a way without a support mechanism from the white house since they can't fully defend their nominees since these are not actual nominees yet. this has been a...
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-israel relationship. as issued in the speech when the president referred to the dangers of loose talk of war, he made the point that all of the loose talk has driven up the price of oil. what's that do? it makes the sanctions legsz effective. this economic sanctions against iran are reducing. >> he wants to see them back. >> he does. >> given who i played earlier with mitt romney and how he responded, the box it looks like the president is going to put them, he is referring to the candidates. >> wight openly. >> you expect them to be more hawkish on this than the president. >> i think they are. if you are a candidate, if you don't want to manage the situation or think about what the blow back would be. if you go to war. it's to the advantage of the republican candidates. you go far right on this and say let israel do whatever they think they need to do. president obama is in a more complicated situation. you have to think not only about the day that iran gets hit. >> very quickly, he lectured the presiden
-israel relationship. as issued in the speech when the president referred to the dangers of loose talk of war, he made the point that all of the loose talk has driven up the price of oil. what's that do? it makes the sanctions legsz effective. this economic sanctions against iran are reducing. >> he wants to see them back. >> he does. >> given who i played earlier with mitt romney and how he responded, the box it looks like the president is going to put them, he is referring...
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when obama went to israel in the summer of 2008. my grandson who was 11 is now 15 commented on what he was wearing when he went to the wall. my grandson is from an orthodox family. those little things make a difference. >> i think it's huge. a swing element in florida and ohio and virginia. >> up next, follow the money. we have an update on where the campaigns and super pac allies. and other pollsters when you pick battleground states, pick states where campaigns are actually battling. here is the answer. the answer is more coming up. [ female announcer ] research suggests the health of our cells plays a key role throughout our entire lives. ♪ one a day women's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. ♪ it has more of seven antioxidants to support cell health. that's one a day women's 50+ healthy advantage. you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those. we provide the exact individualization that
when obama went to israel in the summer of 2008. my grandson who was 11 is now 15 commented on what he was wearing when he went to the wall. my grandson is from an orthodox family. those little things make a difference. >> i think it's huge. a swing element in florida and ohio and virginia. >> up next, follow the money. we have an update on where the campaigns and super pac allies. and other pollsters when you pick battleground states, pick states where campaigns are actually...
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i love israel and when they're attacked by a terrorist group, i'm going to stand up for israel. >> is it fair to say you are somebody who would like to be in the conversation in 2016? >> i think it's fair to say that i think conservative prips govern best and i would like to have some role as governor going forward to make sure we have conservatives in every level of government. >> you're an alumnus not of uba or virginia tech but notre dame. >> i am. >> you play alabama or georgia? >> it doesn't matter. we have the best defense in the country. we have a lot of spirited kids with a lot heart. i'm sorry we had to beat miami. either one, i think it's going to be a great game. >> thanks for coming and oh, i forgot to ask you one other question. are you supporting bill bawling? >> i told him i would support him. >> you're sticking with it? >> he's a good men. he has helped us create jobs. >> are you worried about a divisive primary? >> look, primaries and conventions are about choices. once we finish those, we get back and try to win. >> all right, governor bob mcdonnell. >> thanks. >> yo
i love israel and when they're attacked by a terrorist group, i'm going to stand up for israel. >> is it fair to say you are somebody who would like to be in the conversation in 2016? >> i think it's fair to say that i think conservative prips govern best and i would like to have some role as governor going forward to make sure we have conservatives in every level of government. >> you're an alumnus not of uba or virginia tech but notre dame. >> i am. >> you play...
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and i see a lot of new friends of israel here as well. democrats and republicans alike. >> later that year, the president was caught in an open mic, discussing the israeli prime minister with then french president nicolas sarkozy, who called netanyahu a liar. obama responded, you may be sick of him, but me, i have to deal with him every day. a stark example of how damaged the personal relationship had become between the two. but fast forward to this spring and tensions have eased somewhat. the two leaders have seem to come to the conclusion that the animosity was hurting both of them to a certain point and they've toned down the rhetoric. but what's fascinating is how the obama/netanyahu stands in sharp contrast to reports of the prime minister's ties to mitt romney. this is what's different. romney himself brought it up during a republican debate in december. >> i've also known bibi netanyahu for a long time, and i get on the phone to my friend and say, would it help if i said this? what would you like me to do? let's work together, beca
and i see a lot of new friends of israel here as well. democrats and republicans alike. >> later that year, the president was caught in an open mic, discussing the israeli prime minister with then french president nicolas sarkozy, who called netanyahu a liar. obama responded, you may be sick of him, but me, i have to deal with him every day. a stark example of how damaged the personal relationship had become between the two. but fast forward to this spring and tensions have eased...
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we'll see w plus, millions of dollars buys democrats status qeve israel on disappointment on the house side of things and what's divided government may look like. >> by having again been entrusted by the american people with the responsibility of ading the people's house. we'll never take it for granted and we will never let you down. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare... now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your nds? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs call today to request with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that plus, there are no networks, a referral to see a specialist. if you're thking about your options, t when you call, request your free de
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the other ally in the middle east being israel. so for the president to come out and say, well, he's not exactly sure if egypt is an ally anymore but it's not an enemy, that is a significant change in the perspective of washington toward this country, the biggest country in the arab world. it makes one wonder, well, was it worth it? was it worth supporting the arab spring, supporting the demonstrations here in tahrir square, when now in tahrir square there are clashes going on behind me right in front of the u.s. embassy. you can see now teargas coming -- that teargas being fired into a crowd of demonstrators who are trying to get close to the u.s. embassy which is at the end of that street and throw rocks at the u.s. embassy. a very different scene here, a very different egypt. before, when the united states, president obama, was supporting the demonstrators here, president mubarak was in power -- and egypt was very much an ally. now, the president doesn't seem to be sure if egypt is an ally anymore. and some demonstrators who the
the other ally in the middle east being israel. so for the president to come out and say, well, he's not exactly sure if egypt is an ally anymore but it's not an enemy, that is a significant change in the perspective of washington toward this country, the biggest country in the arab world. it makes one wonder, well, was it worth it? was it worth supporting the arab spring, supporting the demonstrations here in tahrir square, when now in tahrir square there are clashes going on behind me right...
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new york congressman steve israel as well as my man that i like to talk about in the future of the republican party, mike murphy. righto my first reads. it took president obama exactly 12 minutes longer to win his second term than a first one. we called the 2000 race at 11:00. this time at 11:12 p.m. we're not even 12 hours removed from that moment yet and it's clear that the second obama term will face enormous challenges in trying to resolve the country's if iscal future and create a governing coalition to make that happen in washington but, first, let's look at how the president made his victory happen. the president put together a decisive electoral college victory winning at least 303 votes to romney's 206 and at this hour in florida where the president leads by it looks like at this moment 50,000 votes, remains too close to call where we think the vote remains should favor the president. those folks in miami-dade are going to start counting votes when they get to work this morning. but those margin of victory was smaller than in 2008. in the end demographics and a strong turnout operati
new york congressman steve israel as well as my man that i like to talk about in the future of the republican party, mike murphy. righto my first reads. it took president obama exactly 12 minutes longer to win his second term than a first one. we called the 2000 race at 11:00. this time at 11:12 p.m. we're not even 12 hours removed from that moment yet and it's clear that the second obama term will face enormous challenges in trying to resolve the country's if iscal future and create a...
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plus, congressional shenanigans in israel. an incident that involved republican lawmakers drinking and even some public nudity. it happened just two weeks after congress's debt ceiling debacle which led to the downgrade of america's credit rating. good morning from washington. it's monday august 20th, 2012. i'm chuck todd. right to my first reads. let's start with the presidential race. in just over hour, mitt romney and paul ryan will team up again for a ton hall in new hampshire campaign is touting today's event at and anslum college as romney's 100th town hall meeting. on the agenda, they want to take on the medicare issue, explaining their plan on medicare to new hampshire where about 14% of residents are 65 or older. on saturday at a retirement community in florida, ryan introduced a new surrogate to the medicare fight. his 78-year-old mother. >> this is my mom, betty. like a lot of americans, when i think about medicare, it's not just a program. it's not just a bunch of numbers. it's what my mom relies on. it's what my g
plus, congressional shenanigans in israel. an incident that involved republican lawmakers drinking and even some public nudity. it happened just two weeks after congress's debt ceiling debacle which led to the downgrade of america's credit rating. good morning from washington. it's monday august 20th, 2012. i'm chuck todd. right to my first reads. let's start with the presidential race. in just over hour, mitt romney and paul ryan will team up again for a ton hall in new hampshire campaign is...
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last night netanyahu made clear that for israel, time is maybe already run out. >> israel has waited patiently waited for the international community to resolve this issue. we've waited for diplomacy to work. we've waited for sanctions to work. none of us can afford to wait much longer. >> the confidence with which netanyahu gave his speech last night with not only what he said but how he delivered that speech, a lot of people reading a lot of body language into that meaning maybe the meeting with the white house actually went as well as he wanted it to go. all right. outside of ohio the most important state to watch tonight is tennessee. mitt romney and rick santorum are in a tight race for the state's 55 delegates. newt gingrich is making a late run there. held three events there monday. congressman marsha blackburn join meese to break it down. congresswoman, let me ask you this when it comes to tennessee. one of those southern states in state-wide races when i look at lamar alexander, the current governor, each had a conservative challenger and in each case the establishment candi
last night netanyahu made clear that for israel, time is maybe already run out. >> israel has waited patiently waited for the international community to resolve this issue. we've waited for diplomacy to work. we've waited for sanctions to work. none of us can afford to wait much longer. >> the confidence with which netanyahu gave his speech last night with not only what he said but how he delivered that speech, a lot of people reading a lot of body language into that meaning maybe...
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do we know even if he's going to venture into the palestinian areas when's in israel? >> he is supposed to meet with some palestinian leaders. what do you expect out of this the trip, clint? >> i expect him to build his image as being somewhat familiar with foreign affairs, because it's not something that's been talked about very much. but i don't think he wants to talk about it very much either. >> and i want to move quickly to congress today. we're going to see some tax cut votes. >> largely symbolic. does anybody in their right mind -- >> there's to deal? >> right. remember, monthitch mcconnell t to bring up the tax cut plan, forcing harry reid to block it. so it's classic kabuki theater. >> classic kabuki theater. how depressing. by the way, we had that poll question, and we asked, by only a 50 to 43 split did voters say, get rid of the tax cut for those making $250,000 or more. i thought it would be a wider gap. that was surprising. >>> coming up, the top of the hour, even more daily rundown. the supersized show continues. is the president's best defense a good of
do we know even if he's going to venture into the palestinian areas when's in israel? >> he is supposed to meet with some palestinian leaders. what do you expect out of this the trip, clint? >> i expect him to build his image as being somewhat familiar with foreign affairs, because it's not something that's been talked about very much. but i don't think he wants to talk about it very much either. >> and i want to move quickly to congress today. we're going to see some tax cut...
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. >> governor romney will embark on a trip aboard, london, israel. he was asked around capitol hill in regards to the afghan policy. lindsay graham, he was asked by the media mr. romney's afghanistan policy. he goes, what is it? i think romney's policy is listen to the commanders and if that's that, it's okay with me. does mitt romney have to have a more specific policy on afghanistan prior to going on to this trip? >> well, you know, look. i think that overall -- overall governor romney has been clear about the plans and about this trip and what his goals are and i think that when we look at protecting and securing the homeland, that's something he's articulated over and over again. i won't get in the details of that. i'm here to talk about the job situation, the economy, the growth. that we need and what this governor is planning on doing in that regard and what this president has failed to do. we are, again, at 41 straight months of 8.2% unemployment overall. we have millions, 23 million people out of work, underemployed. this is what we need to t
. >> governor romney will embark on a trip aboard, london, israel. he was asked around capitol hill in regards to the afghan policy. lindsay graham, he was asked by the media mr. romney's afghanistan policy. he goes, what is it? i think romney's policy is listen to the commanders and if that's that, it's okay with me. does mitt romney have to have a more specific policy on afghanistan prior to going on to this trip? >> well, you know, look. i think that overall -- overall governor...
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and for bungling that foreign trip to england, israel and poland. he announced paul ryan as his running mate but that didn't produce the bump he needed. as the focus of the race turned to medicare and the ryan budget. the republican convention was disrupted by weather and a guy talking to an empty chair. and then mid september, the leaked video of mitt romney's 47% remark surfaced. the first presidential debate, romney bested obama in front of 66 million people and began to benefit from momentum. and then hurricane sandy hit. on tuesday romney will try to unseat an incumbent president, he's trying to knock a party out of power after just one term. while the president is targeting each part of his coalition with a handful of small arguments, romney is counting on winning the large one. >> he made a lot of promises, but those promises he couldn't keep. and the difference between us, he made promises he couldn't keep, i'm making promises i have kept and i will keep them for the american people. >> so where does that leave us? the two campaigns believe
and for bungling that foreign trip to england, israel and poland. he announced paul ryan as his running mate but that didn't produce the bump he needed. as the focus of the race turned to medicare and the ryan budget. the republican convention was disrupted by weather and a guy talking to an empty chair. and then mid september, the leaked video of mitt romney's 47% remark surfaced. the first presidential debate, romney bested obama in front of 66 million people and began to benefit from...
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. >> of course under that definition is israel an ally. israel is a treaty ally. couple of other things on this, by the way. expect the bodies of ambassador stevens and everybody coming back to the united states, don't be surprised if you see the president greet the dead bodies when they come back to the united states later today. now, despite the focus on foreign policy fight, both the president and romney have also seemed anxious on the trail yesterday to turn back to domestic issues. look at romney. he tried to boost support among women. every speaker at the romney rally in virginia, other than romney, was a woman. the campaign made sure women were featured prominently behind romney when he spoke. >> i had a chance to meet a woman entrepreneur. i met a lot of them. i met one and said to her, how duties your business started? she said, well, my husband lost his job -- >> stumping in colorado the president tried to connect with voters on the personal level as he's been doing using his own biography in an attempt to show a subtle contrast with romney. >> let's fac
. >> of course under that definition is israel an ally. israel is a treaty ally. couple of other things on this, by the way. expect the bodies of ambassador stevens and everybody coming back to the united states, don't be surprised if you see the president greet the dead bodies when they come back to the united states later today. now, despite the focus on foreign policy fight, both the president and romney have also seemed anxious on the trail yesterday to turn back to domestic issues....
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it is -- are israel and palestinians closer to reaching a peace agreement? no, they haven't had talks in two years. >> by and large, romney stuck to his strategy of refusing to engage the president no matter what. in fact, he let some charges go completely unanswered, not responding to what was a seemingly rehearsed obama line and the line of the night, if you will, of this debate on defense spending. >> i think governor romney hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military works. you mentioned the navy, for example. we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. governor, we also had fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. we have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. >> it was amazing, no response from romney on that front. it was a debate designed to focus on foreign policy. the two candidates did their best to steer the conversation back to the economy and domestic policy as much as they could get away with. >> we've got to make sure we reduce our deficit. unfortunately, governor romney's plan do
it is -- are israel and palestinians closer to reaching a peace agreement? no, they haven't had talks in two years. >> by and large, romney stuck to his strategy of refusing to engage the president no matter what. in fact, he let some charges go completely unanswered, not responding to what was a seemingly rehearsed obama line and the line of the night, if you will, of this debate on defense spending. >> i think governor romney hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military...
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steve israel, chairman of the democratic congressman campaign committee, democrat from new york. thanks for coming on this morning. >> thank you. >> all right. those weekly jobless numbers, they're out. what does that do for the markets? opening bell about to ring. let's get the market rundown. becky quick is here. what are the numbers? >> chuck, they came in a number that was down. good news and bad news. in the end, i don't think it's a whole great set of numbers here. they were actually down those weekly jobless claims by 3,000. the bad news is economists expected a bigger drop and numbers above 350 that have people concerned. we're probably not seeing great activity in the jobs market just yet. maybe more concerning is something we heard from norfolk southern. the big train company came out and affirmed something we had been hearing from fedex earlier this week. we talked about how federal express lowered its numbers and that's a big deal because the transports are very important about where the economy is headed. these are forward looking numbers that tell us where we can ex
steve israel, chairman of the democratic congressman campaign committee, democrat from new york. thanks for coming on this morning. >> thank you. >> all right. those weekly jobless numbers, they're out. what does that do for the markets? opening bell about to ring. let's get the market rundown. becky quick is here. what are the numbers? >> chuck, they came in a number that was down. good news and bad news. in the end, i don't think it's a whole great set of numbers here. they...
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i reported earlier this week israel has already informed or asked for approval of the jordanians that they might have to go ahead and do this. >> what did the jordanians say? >> they said not yet. not yet. >> that is not enough. >> it's not -- certainly not a no. turkey is not a no. jordan is not a no. there is one thing a lot of countries in the middle east can agree on right now it is that syria's use of chemical weapons would be terrible. even more terrible would be the use of those chemical weapons by jihadist groups fighting syria so there are a number of fears. one is that assad is crazy and desperate enough to use chemical weapons on his own people. of course there is precedent for that in the middle east. saddam hussein did the very same thing. >> right. >> the second fear thes lose control over their chemical weapons stockpiles and they fall into the hands of these terrible people. >> where are we going here? it's clear that -- so we're learning, you know, it is one of these things, the headlines today are backwards. right? in this respect. so two days ago president obama and
i reported earlier this week israel has already informed or asked for approval of the jordanians that they might have to go ahead and do this. >> what did the jordanians say? >> they said not yet. not yet. >> that is not enough. >> it's not -- certainly not a no. turkey is not a no. jordan is not a no. there is one thing a lot of countries in the middle east can agree on right now it is that syria's use of chemical weapons would be terrible. even more terrible would be...
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tehran's deputy governor blames israel for the attack. >>> according to a new pugh poll americans blame members of congress and not the system for the problems on capitol hill. 55% of those polled say the political system works just fine, 32% say the process is broken. >>> today marks the ten-year anniversary of the guantanamo bay prison, the facility remains open despite president obama's campaign promise to shut it down. 171 detainees remain at gitmo today. >>> and first lady michelle obama is speaking out for the first time about that controversial new book on the first couple. she says there is no friction between her and the west wing staff and she says that the accounts are an unfair portrayal of her. >> i guess it's more interesting to imagine a conflicted situation here, a strong woman and -- but that's been an image that people have tried to paint of me since the day barack announced that i'm some angry black woman. i just try to be me and my hope is that over time, people get to know me. and they get to judge me for me. >> you know, the reel questial in that book was the frict
tehran's deputy governor blames israel for the attack. >>> according to a new pugh poll americans blame members of congress and not the system for the problems on capitol hill. 55% of those polled say the political system works just fine, 32% say the process is broken. >>> today marks the ten-year anniversary of the guantanamo bay prison, the facility remains open despite president obama's campaign promise to shut it down. 171 detainees remain at gitmo today. >>> and...
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that's what republicans called mitt romney's gaffe filled tour of england, israel and poland, when our u.s. diplomats were attacked in libya, showed a lack of presidential character. if this is how he handles the world now, just think what mitt romney might do as president. >> in a statement, liz smith says quote it's clear on every measure, mitt romney fails the commander in chief test. well, just about two hours from now, romney will deliver that speech at virginia military institute. peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign in lexington, virginia and joins me now and peter, this is a speech that is largely about the middle east. we're not hearing a lot about asia, a lot about russia. this is really going to be focused on syria, iran, libya and afghanistan. is it not? >> yeah, i think you're exactly right. going to focus on the middle east and northern africa, libya specifically. mitt romney as you noted, will accuse the president of saying that simple language, that hope is not a strategy. trying to -- harry truman and reagan. this speech is almost dedicated to george m
that's what republicans called mitt romney's gaffe filled tour of england, israel and poland, when our u.s. diplomats were attacked in libya, showed a lack of presidential character. if this is how he handles the world now, just think what mitt romney might do as president. >> in a statement, liz smith says quote it's clear on every measure, mitt romney fails the commander in chief test. well, just about two hours from now, romney will deliver that speech at virginia military institute....
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and he happened to go to israel earlier this year. so he's been sort of -- you know, checking off the list. >> methodically almost. >> that's right. and preparing himself. positioning himself in a way that would make him moration rackive. >> back to the five. somebody on there that's -- hmm, that would be a smart pick. >> well, your point about the direct mail piece, i think shows that everybody on that list would underscore some weakness romney has. that's the -- romney -- >> strength that you think -- >> well, romney's probably -- probably part of the consideration. for portman, are you really injecting the bush administration into this debate in the with a way it wants? pawlenty, injecting massachusetts fiscal mess? for each one of these guys you rattle off some problem that underscores another weakness that romney has. >> what -- and jim, counter cases, what message he wants to send some message. portman, the governing message, ryan -- lesser -- somewhat of that, too. but also younger, could -- fire up the base. message of pawlent
and he happened to go to israel earlier this year. so he's been sort of -- you know, checking off the list. >> methodically almost. >> that's right. and preparing himself. positioning himself in a way that would make him moration rackive. >> back to the five. somebody on there that's -- hmm, that would be a smart pick. >> well, your point about the direct mail piece, i think shows that everybody on that list would underscore some weakness romney has. that's the -- romney...